offering a cup (of sake) in return
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
decorative carving; design; plan; sketch
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
groundwork; preparation; walking practice; strengthening one's legs; leg hold (wrestling, judo, etc.); wooden beam that joins underfloor pillars
hard feelings; (mutual) resentment
for dear life; barely escaping alive
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
at the critical moment; when it counts
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette
tank tread; continuous track; caterpillar track; endless track; crawler track
toddler clothes (by children after age 3, before age 5); baby clothes
blocking the way; standing in the way
unavoidable; inevitable; cannot be helped; of necessity
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
chicken skin (e.g. in cooking); bird skins
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to throw on the fire; to burn
in low spirits; dejected; sad
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman